Mail-box



A. STYRBINSKI.

MAIL BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30, 1920. 1,366,294. I Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

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MAIL BOX.

APPLICATION FILED sun: 30. 1920.

Patented Jan. 18,1921.

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UNITED STATES PLATENTOFFICE.

ANTONI STYRBINSKI, OF MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA.

MAIL-BOX.

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Application filed June 30,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANToNI STYRBINSKI, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Michigan City, in the county of Laporte and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in mail boxes and has for its primary object to provide a combination receptacle in which there is provided a pair of compartments having separate doors. one of which is key-controlled to permit access to the releasing mechanism for the other door.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mail receptacle divided into separate compartments, one compartment for mail and the other compartment for other articles, each compartment being provided with a closure door wherein the opening of one of the doors effects a releasing of the locking mechanism for the other door.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the novel form, combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter more fully describedand shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings,-

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a combined mail box and package receptacle constructed in accordance with'the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line II-II of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a horizontalse'ctional view taken on line TIL-III of Fig. 1 showing the look- 'ing bolt carried by one door confined by the keeper carried by the other door,

Fig. 4 is'a detail sectional view taken on line 1V-IV of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a front elevational view, partly in section of a modified form of the inven tion showing a door on the front and one side of the box,

Fig. 6 is an end elevational view of the box shown inFig. 5,

Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view taken line VIIVII of Fig. 5,'and

Fig. 8 is a cross sectional view taken on line VIIIVIII of Fig. 6, showing details of the manually operated lock for one of the doors.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 393,056.

In the preferred form of construction as disclosed in Figs. 1 to 4, there is illustrated a combined receptacle for mail and other articles embodying a rear wall 1, a front wall 2, bottom wall 3 and an inclined top wall 4 with connecting end walls 5 and an apertured flange 6 carried by the rear Wall 1 for securing the receptacle to a support. A central vertical partition 7 divides the receptacle into two compartments 8 and 9, the compartment 8 being designed for the reception of mail while the compartment 9 18 adapted for receiving other articles such as larger packages or milk bottles. A mailreceiving slot 10 is formed in the upper end of the front Wall 2 in the compartment 8 and is covered by a closure 11 hinged as at 12 to the front wall 1 above the slot 10 and carrying a spring finger 13 for engagement with the lower wall of the slot as shown in F 2. The front wall 2 of the compartment section 8 is provided with a hinged door 14 that is key-locked as at 15 and may be opened to permit the removal of the contents of the compartment 8.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the compartment 9 has a hinged front door 16 provided with a handle knob 17 at the swinging side thereof with the swinging side of said door 16 being positioned adjacent the hinged side of the door 14. The locking'of the door 16 is controlled by the door 14, a bolt casing 18 being secured to the inner face of the door 14 adjacent the hinge connection thereof with the front wall 2 and having therein a sliding latch 19 spring pressed as at 20 and carrying an operating pin 21 extending through the casing slot 22. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the tensioned sliding latch 19 extends through an opening 23 in the partition 7 and is confined by the keeper 24 fixed to the inner face of the swinging side of the door 17 In the operation of this device, assuming that the mail compartment is closed by the door 14 and said door locked, the door 16 may then be closed and the keeper 24 caused to engage the bevel latch 19 to move the same into the bolt casing 18 against the tension of the spring therein until the latch is released for confinement by the keeper as shown in Fig. 8. In this position, the door 16 is securely locked and in order to obtain access to the compartment 9, the door 14 to the casing must be opened, moving therewith the latch casing 18 and the latch 19 to 39 key-controlled as at to.

remove the latch from the-keeper 24 whereupon the door 16 may be freely opened.. A spring arm 25 is positioned on the bottom .wall 30f the receptacle and may retain larger mail articles such as papers and like,

being inclined downwardly from the cen-( ter toward each end wall 29 while a mounting lug 31 is carried by the rear wall 28- and a package retaining resilient arm 32 is carried by the bottom wall 27. A vertical partition 33 divides the receptacle into compartments 34 and 35, access to the compartment .being obtained through an opening in the front wall thereof that is closed by the hinged door 36 shiftabie by the knob 37 and-carrying upon the inner face of the swinging side thereof a latch keeper 38.

Access to the compartment 34 is gained through an opening provided in the adjacent end wall 29 that is closed by the door The inclined upper wall 30 of the compartment 34 is provided with a mail receiving slot 41 carried by a hinged closure 42 that is limited in-its vertically swinging movements by the arm 43 that will prevent the closure 42 from passing over the vertical axis of the hinge connection thereof, thus to insure the clo sure overlying the mail receiving slot at all times.

As shown in Figs. 7 and 8, a latch casing 44 is fixed to the inner face of the front wall 26 of the casing in the compartment 3 1 and contains a tensioned sliding latch 45 projecting through an opening 46 in the partition 33 for engagement with the keeper 38 upon the door 36, the latch being limited in its forwardly sliding movementby the pin 17 projecting through the casing slot 4:8. To retract the latch from the keeper 38, the rear end of the latch is provided with a handle extension 49 that may be gripped to retract the latch against the spring tension thereon and to remove the same from the keeper 38 at which time the door 36 may be opened.

- In the operation of the device, the mail compartment 34 being closed by the door 39, the mail is introduced therein through the receiving slot 41 beneath the cover 12 and the contents of the compartment 35 are retained therein by the closure door 36 having-the keeper 38 thereof receiving the tensioned latch 45. When it is desired to open the vdoor 36 to permit access to the compartment 35, the door 39 is first opened, and the latch 45 retracted against the tension thereon by retracting the same through the medium ofthe handle 49.

I While the preferred forms the invention are herein shown and described, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed;

What is claimed as new is: I 1

1. A receptacle of the character described comprising a casing, a partition within the casing dividing the same into separate compartments, a closure door for each compartment, locking mechanism for one of said doors including a bolt slidably mounted within one compartment and projecting through the partition into the other compartment and a keeper for said bolt in the llastnamed compartment 2. A receptacle of the character described comprising a casing, a partition within the casingdividing'the same into separate compartments, a closure doorfor each com-V by the door of the last named compartment,

3. A receptacle of the character described comprising a casing, a partition within the casing dividing the same into separate compartments, a closure door for each compartment, locking mechanism for one of said doors including a bolt slidably mounted within one compartment and projecting through the partition into the other compartment and a keeper for said bolt in the last named compartment, the bolt being movable with one of said doors and disengaged from said keeper when said door is moved. 7 7

a. A receptacle of the character described comprising a casing, a partition therein dividing the same into separate compartments, a closure door for each compartment, there being an opening in said partition adjacent the swinging side of one door, a tensioned latch carried by the inner face of one door and projecting through the partition opening and a keeper for said latch carried by the swinging side of the inner face of the other door. a

5. A receptacleof the character described comprising a casing, a partition therein dividing the same into separate compartments, a closure door for each casing, there being an opening in said partition, a tensioned sliding latch within one casing and projecting through the opening in the partition, a keeper carried by the swinging side of one door adapted to receive the tensioned latch to retain said door in closed position and. a key operated lock for the other compartment door. 7 r

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ANTONI STYRBINSKI. 

